Pantone’s Spring Summer 2019 offering is a colorful one—and they may be on to something. Whether we’re talking graphic design, fashion or pattern design—all the trends point to 2019 as a year going vibrant.

Living Coral is the Color of the Year for 2019 and not surprisingly it’s a very bright orangey-salmony-peachy pink. The color of sunsets, flamingoes and seashells, it’s easy to see how Living Coral could be incorporated into fashion, packaging design and cosmetics.

For nearly 20 years, even before they started the very popular Color of the Year, Pantone has released fashion colour palettes for spring and fall during Fashion Week. This season is no different. But how were trendy colors disseminated before that?

Mental wellbeing doesn’t have “a look” and neither does mental illness. When people struggle with mental health issues, they don’t suddenly change their appearance or all of their everyday activities; they’re trying to live their lives, going to work or school, raising families. That means that any stock photo could work in a mental health campaign. But are all stock images safe to use?

Once in a blue moon (that’s actually not true, as the origin of the phrase has something to do with relative impossibly, but I digress), we find interesting or weird links and share them because the Internet is all about sharing and caring, amirite?

Awe is a curious, often elusive emotion—and an overwhelmingly human one. We’re likely the only species that reveres things, whether natural or man-made. Because researchers suspect that creativity cannot exist without awe, it’s something we should cultivate every day for our own physical and mental health, especially when our creative spark is fizzling.

There's a lot of talk about food these days. Rising prices. GMOs. Tainted everything. Eat more of this and less of that. Yesterday's health food is today's question mark. Organic? Local? Is your food straight from the farmer's hands? Or is it better travelled than you? Does it matter?

The internet has some crazy theories about the murky invention of the bicycle. One entertaining yarn starts with a volcanic eruption halfway around the world, resulting in a mini-famine in England which forced people to eat all their transportation (horses). Was this really the impetus that created our beloved two-wheeler?

From Cassini’s swan song to the solar eclipse, the cosmos is trending. Whether we’re talking about the night sky and our light pollution problem or sending reusable rockets to Mars, it seems the future of the human race may lay out beyond the stars.

Power down with a digital detox. Whether it’s one week a year, at meal times or or an hour before bed, disconnecting from technology can be a way to reconnect with a love of board games, an old hobby or your favourite people.

Every time I look at new submissions, I’m staggered by the sheer number of pictures of people staring at their smartphones. Sure, the lighting / scenery in these images is lovely / interesting and the people are diverse. (Seriously, our love for our phones is probably the great worldwide unifier we’ve all somehow glossed over.)

An island nation steeped in history, Ireland has a place of honor on a lot of bucket lists but is now a top top travel destination for 2018. From the friendly locals to the breathtaking landscapes, with rolling hills so green it almost hurts your eyes, Ireland has a fascinating culture just ripe for exploration.

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